Monday, February 14, 2011

Senators Reunite to Push Amnesty

Legislative Update

FOR THE WEEK OF February 14, 2011 

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Government Officials Testify on the Accuracy of E-Verify

email imageLast week, the House Subcommittee on Immigration Policy and Enforcement convened to hear testimony on the progress of the E-verify work authorization program. The hearing, entitled “E-Verify Preserving Jobs for American Workers,” featured testimony from Ms. Theresa Bertucci, an associate director at United States Center for Immigration Services (USCIS), and Mr. Richard Stana, director of Homeland Security and Justice Issues at the Government Accountability Office (GAO).

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Senators Graham and Schumer Reunite to Push Amnesty

email imageRecent news reports from Capitol Hill reveal that long-time amnesty supporters, Senators Lindsey Graham (R-SC) and Chuck Schumer (D-NY), are reuniting to push “comprehensive” immigration reform in the Senate.  So far the pair has reached out to several organizations in the open-borders lobby including the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the AFL-CIO, the Service Employees International Union (SEIU), Conservatives for Comprehensive Immigration Reform, and numerous evangelical groups. (Id.) Sen. Lisa Murkowski, who was one of three Republicans voting in favor of the DREAM Act last session, also confirmed that aides in Sen. Schumer’s office contacted her staff to discuss the issue.

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Illegal Alien Kills 3 in Virginia 10 Years after Deportation Order

email imageLast Friday, authorities charged an illegal alien from El Salvador with the murder of three individuals in northern Virginia. The suspect, Jose Oswaldo Reyes Alfaro, was ordered deported 10 years ago but never left the country.

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ICE Audits Popular Burrito Chain, Hundreds Fired

email imageOver the last few weeksImmigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) have issued “notices of inspection” to Chipotle Mexican Grill, the popular fast-food burrito chain, at about 60 of its restaurants in Virginia and Washington, D.C.  The “notices of inspection” are warnings to the restaurant-chain that ICE will be conducting Form I-9 audits on its stores in an effort to discover unlawfully employed illegal aliens. (Id.) Form I-9 audits require employers to submit copies of I-9 employment-eligibility forms and other payroll documents to ICE officials for review.  If documents are falsified, employers are given a warning, must dismiss the workers involved, and may be fined or face criminal charges in some instances.

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Fraudulent Document Mill Busted in Virginia

email imageThe Loudon County Sheriff’s Gang Intelligence Unit last week dismantled a document production mill which provided hundreds or even thousands of fraudulent IDs to illegal aliens. Sheriff’s deputies found evidence of at least 500 fraudulent documents in the Sugarland, Virginia facility, including social security cards, driver’s licenses, work visas and permanent resident cards.

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South Carolina Lawmaker: Mexicans Work Harder than Blacks and Whites

email imageRobert Ford (D-Charleston), a black state Senator in South Carolina, argued last week against stricter immigration laws in his state saying that firmer laws would hurt South Carolina’s economy because blacks and whites do not work as hard as Mexicans. The comments came during a state Senate Judiciary Committee hearing held last week on an Arizona-style bill making its way through the South Carolina legislature.  According to an audio recording of the hearing Ford said, “I know brothers, and when I’m talking about brothers I’m talking . . . about black guys and they’re not going to do that work at Boeing with all that dirt and stuff to be hauled to build that plant. Ain’t no brothers gonna do that. Not like a Mexican will.”  He followed these comments with additional disparaging remarks: “Now you know my blue-eyed brothers, pale-skinned brothers ain’t gonna do no work. They ain’t gonna do that kind of work . . . Ever since this country was built, somebody came in and did the work for us. That’s America. It’s a country of immigrants.”

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